Alphabet of tales : an English 15th century translation of the Alphabetum narrationum of Etienne de Besançon, from Additional MS. 25,719 of the British Museum / by Etienne de Besançon

CXXIV.
Cantare vel eciam scribere, vel eciam referre aliqua crimina scurilia, uel inhonesta carmina, non expedit. et c̛.

Valerius tellis of one þat was a passand̛ famos poett, þat hight Aurilegus [Lat. MSS. Archilegus.] ; and for cauce of his oppynyons, þe contre at he dwelte in damnyd̛ his bukys & exilde hym̛ selfe, and aƚƚ be-cauce at his bukys spakk of vnclennes of liffyng & of gestis & enchawntementis. þerfor þai wold̛ nott suffer hym̛ abide emangis þaim, at his bukis suld̛ not be ensample to iƚƚ vnto þer contre afterward̛ when̛ he was dead̛.

• ... Cantare aliquando expedit nouas historias sanctorum. Infra de deuocione. vj.